Top 50 Cities in Japan
This curated ranking covers the 50 largest cities in Japan, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 2,951 cities tracked in Japan, the 50 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Tokyo, Seoul and Kyoto lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 77,903,009 people. Across all 50 entries the average audience size is 5,420,404, and the largest, Tokyo, reaches around 36,389,030 people in Japan. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in Japan who actively engage with each city, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across Japan and are refreshed weekly.
Ranking
| Rank | Name | Audience size | Country share | Subtype | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Tokyo |
36,389,030 | 31.3% | City | Travel & Leisure |
| 2 |  Seoul |
21,569,299 | 13.3% | City | Travel & Leisure |
| 3 |  Kyoto |
19,944,680 | 43.4% | City | Travel & Leisure |
| 4 |  Osaka |
18,616,961 | 49.4% | City | Travel & Leisure |
| 5 |  Hong Kong |
11,439,447 | 9.1% | City | Travel & Leisure |
| 6 |  Este, Veneto |
9,718,095 | 22.8% | City | Travel & Leisure |
| 7 |  Sapporo |
7,412,443 | 71.5% | City | Travel & Leisure |
| 8 |  Busan |
7,407,843 | 34.4% | City | Travel & Leisure |
| 9 |  New York City |
6,769,906 | 2.9% | City | Travel & Leisure |
| 10 |  Milan |
5,982,919 | 5.3% | City | Travel & Leisure |
| 11 |  Daegu |
5,881,767 | 41.1% | City | Travel & Leisure |
| 12 |  Bangkok |
5,592,118 | 7.0% | City | Travel & Leisure |
| 13 |  Odessa |
5,546,779 | 26.7% | City | Travel & Leisure |
| 14 |  Yokohama |
5,259,961 | 40.3% | City | Travel & Leisure |
| 15 |  Tire |
5,021,370 | 3.1% | City | Cars & Mobility |
| 16 |  Nagoya |
4,931,698 | 39.6% | City | Travel & Leisure |
| 17 |  Paris |
4,785,366 | 4.0% | City | Travel & Leisure |
| 18 |  Fukuoka |
4,694,145 | 51.5% | City | Travel & Leisure |
| 19 |  Roxas, Capiz |
4,592,155 | 83.6% | City | Travel & Leisure |
| 20 |  Jakarta |
4,358,437 | 9.9% | City | Travel & Leisure |
| 21 |  Hyde, Greater Manchester |
4,023,719 | 73.1% | City | Travel & Leisure |
| 22 |  Honolulu |
3,717,585 | 21.1% | City | Travel & Leisure |
| 23 |  London |
3,569,756 | 2.1% | City | Travel & Leisure |
| 24 |  Istanbul |
3,559,114 | 2.8% | City | Travel & Leisure |
| 25 |  Kobe |
3,535,857 | 42.4% | City | Travel & Leisure |
| 26 |  Bandung |
3,328,108 | 11.9% | City | Travel & Leisure |
| 27 |  Chiang Mai |
3,004,167 | 16.4% | City | Travel & Leisure |
| 28 |  Los Angeles |
2,987,250 | 2.1% | City | Travel & Leisure |
| 29 |  Manila |
2,856,529 | 6.6% | City | Travel & Leisure |
| 30 |  Buenos Aires |
2,746,213 | 3.0% | City | Travel & Leisure |
| 31 |  Kiev |
2,571,868 | 10.2% | City | Travel & Leisure |
| 32 |  San Francisco |
2,554,617 | 4.4% | City | Travel & Leisure |
| 33 |  Zadar |
2,472,480 | 6.7% | City | Travel & Leisure |
| 34 |  Taipei |
2,410,730 | 6.1% | City | Travel & Leisure |
| 35 |  Bodrum |
2,359,581 | 5.8% | City | Travel & Leisure |
| 36 |  Jeju City |
2,330,473 | 30.2% | City | Travel & Leisure |
| 37 |  Hanoi |
2,270,604 | 8.5% | City | Travel & Leisure |
| 38 |  Pattaya |
2,209,095 | 9.2% | City | Travel & Leisure |
| 39 |  Mumbai |
2,208,170 | 2.6% | City | Travel & Leisure |
| 40 |  Seymour, Victoria |
2,149,111 | 89.0% | City | Travel & Leisure |
| 41 |  New York |
2,147,284 | 12.6% | City | Travel & Leisure |
| 42 |  Ho Chi Minh City |
2,117,722 | 7.8% | City | Travel & Leisure |
| 43 |  Hiroshima |
1,977,918 | 34.1% | City | Travel & Leisure |
| 44 |  Medan |
1,931,666 | 8.3% | City | Travel & Leisure |
| 45 |  Babylon |
1,920,950 | 17.7% | City | Travel & Leisure |
| 46 |  Melbourne |
1,816,323 | 2.4% | City | Travel & Leisure |
| 47 |  Rome |
1,616,898 | 1.9% | City | Travel & Leisure |
| 48 |  Chiba, Chiba |
1,601,983 | 75.0% | City | Travel & Leisure |
| 49 |  Antalya |
1,579,587 | 3.8% | City | Travel & Leisure |
| 50 |  Lagos |
1,530,448 | 3.7% | City | Travel & Leisure |
Frequently asked questions
How is this Top 50 list compiled?
Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across Japan and ranks each city by its estimated audience size. Only entries with at least 5 measured entities are listed.
How often is the list updated?
The ranking is refreshed weekly from the latest search-behavior data and re-published as a static page.
What is the largest city in Japan?
Tokyo currently leads with an estimated audience of 36,389,030 people in Japan.
Methodology
Audience sizes are estimated from anonymized search-behavior signals across Japan. Lists below 5 entries are not published. See methodology for full details.